All news on the topic: Black Sea

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Lukashenko’s visit to Abkhazia raises concerns over corruption and land deals
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who previously warned that recognizing Abkhazia could result in sanctions, may have personally profited from a secret visit to the breakaway Georgian region in 2022, allegedly gaining access to a $6.4 million coastal plot on the Black Sea.
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Pensioner died from deadly disease after hotel break from wife with dementia
Brian Taylor was one of three people who suffered flu-like symptoms shortly after he returned from his stay at the three-star Hotel Kalofer, located on the Black Sea
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Putin’s nightmare 10 days as Ukraine downs £800m warplanes including jets
Vladimir Putin has not enjoyed celebrating the start of the third year of his invasion of Ukraine as his enemies have shot down several warplanes with a dollar cost of more than £800million
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Russia nuclear threat is real and 'cornered rat' Putin 'will target UK first'
Professor Matt Qvortrup, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Coventry University, told the Mirror the UK doesn't 'have a credible nuclear deterrent compared to Russia'
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'Anniversary from hell' for Vladimir Putin as Ukraine blows up £260m spy plane
Vladimir Putin has lost another of his diminishing fleet of £260 million A-50U spy planes after a series of drone attacks took out their targets with devastating accuracy using a long-range air defence missile
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Dad whose farewell to son broke hearts tells of struggle as they are reunited
Tearful Hordiy Gladkiy was seen being packed on to a railway carriage to leave the carnage as Russian forces attacked Lviv shortly after the invasion in May 2022
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Missing Turkish miners ‘swallowed by cyanide-laced landslide’ as rescue launched
At least nine people are trapped insidetThe Copler Mine, operated by Anagold Mining in Ilic, Turkey, after a landslide containing soil feared to contain traces of cyanide
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UN trade body warns of global trade disruptions, surging costs
The U.N. trade body sounded an alarm that global trade is being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine, and low water levels in the Panama Canal
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Girl, 9, named among eight killed after massive thunderstorm causes havoc
Mia Holland-McCormack was killed on Boxing Day after she left home just before the storm in Australia. A search party found her unresponsive five hours later
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Ukraine hits Russian landing ship Novocherkassk with major blast in Crimean port
Vladimir Putin's landing ship Novocherkassk has been targeted by a Ukrainian strike overnight in the port of Feodosia in occupied Crimea, leaving at least one dead and two injured
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Woman stumbles across doppelganger on TikTok - then discovers dark family secret
Ano Sartania, 21, told how her life changed forever when friends told her they'd stumbled upon her doppelganger while scrolling through TikTok
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Putin 'mortgaging Russia's future to China', warns NATO chief amid Ukraine war
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "mortgaging Russia's future" to China as it is shunned by the West following its invasion of Ukraine
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Putin’s £100m superyachts with luxury dancefloors and gold toilet roll holders
Russian president Vladmir Putin owns a huge collection of superyacht with a range of eye-watering features - they include everything from helipads, dancefloors and a beach club
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Ukrainian President says he's survived 5 attempts on his life by Russia's Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims he's survived several attempts on his life since the start of Vladimir Putin's invasion, and has fought back against claims the conflict is a 'forever war'
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Chilling moment RAF jets intercepted by Russian fighters and forced into U-turn
Tensions between the UK and Russia continue to rise as the Russians claim to have chased away two British planes attempting to enter their territory - which the RAF categorically deny
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Putin 'deploys combat dolphins' near frontline to stop Ukraine taking Crimea
Russia is believed to have deployed its specially trained dolphins closer to where Ukraine's special forces landed on the peninsula - it comes amid concerns the country will try to take back Crimea
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Tory defence chief blasts 'unhelpful' Elon Musk for foiling Ukrainian attack
Cabinet Minister Grant Shapps lashed out at the Twitter billionaire after he admitted thwarting a seaborne assault by Kyiv on Russia's Black Sea fleet at anchor in Crimea
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Rishi Sunak torpedoes Defence Secretary's plan to send British troops to Ukraine
The PM slapped down Defence Secretary Grant Shapps after he said he was holding talks with Army chiefs about moving a British-led training programme for Ukrainian troops to the war zone
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Black Sea Fleet commander 'back from dead to meet Russian defence minister'
A Russian commander made a surprise 'appearance' at a meeting with other senior members of the military amid reports he had died in a devastating Ukrainian strike
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Top Putin commanders 'hit in strike on Black Sea Fleet HQ in Sevastopol'
Nine people were killed when a Ukrainian Storm Shadow missile struck at the headquarter's of Vladimir Putin's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Ukraine, with two senior Russian military chiefs thought to be among the 16 wounded
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Royal Navy ships may be sent to Black Sea to clear mines from Russia-Ukraine war
The head of the Senior Service, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key, said while NATO vessels were not currently operating in the waters, 'I don’t rule anything in or out'
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Ukraine says Russian ships are now a target after seven people die in city blast
The ramping up of rhetoric came as terrified Ukrainians fled for safety from Russian bombs and missiles raining down on key sites, including the eastern city of Pokrovsk
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Russian tanker hit by Ukrainian sea drone packed with 992 pounds of explosives
The vessel's engine room sustained damage in the strike on Friday night in the Black Sea near Crimea and, though 11 crew members were on board, there were no severe casualties
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Russian warship 'sinking' at key naval base after kamikaze Ukraine drone strike
Vladimir Putin’s forces deployed two warships to counter the strikes - one of them, the Olenegorsky Gornyak, was towed back to harbour in bad shape, though Russia's defence ministry deny any damage
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Guinea diplomat proudly shows off his shirt patterned with Putin's face
Guinean embassy worker Lama Jacques Sevoba was spotted draped in a t-shirt covered with the face of Russia's tyrannical leader, Vladimir Putin, who is on a charm offensive trying to shore up support for his brutal war in Ukraine among African leaders